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Trajectory of any possible nomination. he did not want to be in the same position as ruth bader ginsburg when that seat flipped. and so i think that is clearly the most important motivating factor. i don't think these groups had an impact on him. i think that they were insulting and i think they were disrespectful but i believe he made this decision on his own. and as we move forward i expect that he's going to finish out the term. the thing to keep in mind is some of the most important opinions of his long career may be in the next few weeks. you know, if he retires in june or july he's going...

Now what happens from here will get other interest. we know that president biden has already pledged that he will only consider an african american woman for the court. and when he made that pledge, i wrote a column at the time saying that's a curious pledge to make out a court that wouldn't allow that kind of approach for college admission. but when it comes to admission on the court, you're saying you won't consider anyone who is male or not african american. so that will come up again very quickly and at the irony is, the supreme court accepted two cases from the use of race preferences in ...

 In his piece “An Ugly Game of Race Preferences,” Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn describes the thrust of federal lawsuits challenging the admissions policies at Harvard University and at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia:  “The

Baiting like this. what the people of michigan -- the people in seven other states and now the united states supreme court have said is that people can choose to ban race preferences and command equal treatment under the law for all individuals regardless of race. >> the old jim crow is now the new jim crow, and it does have a name. >> ms. gratz, ms. driver, thank you both. fascinating debate. one that will obviously continue. we'll stay on top of this. thank you, both. what do you think about racial preference in college admissions? let us know on facebook and continue the conversation with...

Are automatically awarded 20 points. more than a perfect act or sat score. it is very obvious how much of a factor race plays. >> you sued over this and took it to the supreme court and you won. >> i did. >> but affirmative action still lives. >> yes. it was a mixed decision where the supreme court said that race preferences could not be used in a mechanical way. there could not be a point system any more. racism could be used as a factor for another 25 years. >> if i was a job applicant a white and black, and they are equal. i probably would pick the black person figuring this person maybe ha...